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build a ROBOT using the RoboKit! Yes! This is going to be fun!

Build A Robot using the elements (and papers) in the RoboKit! You can place your Robot in a layout – as long as all the stuff you are using to build the Robot come from the RoboKit! You may recolor or crop them if necessary to build your Robot. You may also use elements from the RoboKit Ensembles.

Anyone is welcome to play. Each participant can submit up to 3 Robots but only can only win 1 Prize.

Three Winners will be chosen through Voting, so make sure to get your friends to vote for your Robot! The Prize is a $20 worth of Gift Certificate for each winner. Some entries will receive Random Lucky Credits too! The values vary from $1 to $3 each! Isn’t it fun?

So go build your own Robots and upload to this album no later than the end of Thursday, Aug. 7th, 2008. (You have to be a registered user to be able to upload pictures here).

The RoboKit can be found HERE.

Have fun and good luck!

Did you know that SBB is the first digital scrapbooking website around? I was accepted to sell at SBB Store back in November 2005 and I just love it there – it’s one of the most friendliest and helpful places online! I’ve been active as SBB Elements Team too. And now SBB is turning 5! Let’s celebrate it together! There are a lot of exciting activities happening this weekend.

Join me and Amy Edwards in Layered Template Challenge on Sunday, 27 Jan. 2008 – 9-10 p.m. (US EST) at http://scrapbook-bytes.com/chat/! All participants will get to download the layered template I created especially for the event. A “String of Presents” PNG element is included! There are Gift Certificates and Discount Coupons for Prizes too! So come join us and have fun together!

For complete celebration schedule just visit:
http://scrapbook-bytes.com/chat/forumdisplay.php?f=273

See you at SBB!

Well… here’s one:
Ztampfans Challenge #5

Enjoy the first Ztampfans Challenge for this year:
Posting period: 17 – 24 Jan.
Voting period: 25 – 30 Jan.
Winner announcement 31 Jan.

The Challenge:
Post layouts with ‘NEW BEGINNING’ as the theme. It may contain journaling only, or photos only or both. The words ‘New Beginning’ has to appear in the layout somewhere.

The Requirements:
Everything has to be made 100% using Ztampf! stuff.
Fonts and Photo Actions from other sources are accepted, though.

The Prize:
One lucky winner will receive a Ztampf! $15 Gift Certificate PLUS a 20% Discount Coupon that she can use up to 3 (three) times during the whole month of February 2008.

Come on… post away! Let your creativity spark!

I also have some new layouts to share with you! They’re done with the QuickPages in the new Amorelle Album Set. As usual, just click to see the larger version:

Have wonderful days for the rest of the week!

just Click to see the larger version

I hope all of you have a lovely holiday season and a wonderful new year with your loved ones :).

And Congratulations to Lynn Zant! Her layout is the most voted in the Ztampfans Challenge #4 so she is receiving $15 Ztampf! GC and 25% Off Discount Coupon that she can use up to 3 times during the month of January 2008! Enjoy your prize, Lynn :).

That’s it for now! Cheers!

Ztampfans Challenge #4
This will be the last Ztampfans Challenge for this year and you wouldn’t want to miss out:

Posting period: 6 – 13 Dec.
Voting period: 14 – 20 Dec.
Winner announcement 21 Dec.

The Challenge:
Post layouts about ‘REFLECTION‘. It could be simply showing photographs/pictures with reflected images i.e. in the mirrors, windows or water, it could also be about reflection in the sense of looking back, contemplative sort of way. The end of a year is the right time to do this sort of things anyway ;). You can have journaling with it too!

The Requirements:
Everything has to be made 100% using Ztampf! stuff.
Fonts and Photo Actions from other sources are accepted, though.

The Prize:
One lucky winner will receive a Ztampf! $15 Gift Certificate PLUS a 25% Discount Coupon that she can use up to 3 (three) times during the whole month of January 2008.

Come on… bookmark this: http://ztampf.com/ztampfest/v/Contests/ztampfans_challenges/ and… post away!  Yeehaaa… :).

Ztampfans Challenge #3
Congratulations for Carin, the winner of this challenge :). A $20 PayPal cash have been sent! Enjoy!
Thanks for every one participated :).

Ztampfans Challenge #4 will be announced here on Thursday, Dec. 6th.
Posting period will be from Dec. 6th to the 13th, with the voting period from the 14th to the 20th. Winner will be announced on the 21st. This will be the last Ztampfans Challenge for this year since I won’t be online much in the later part of December. I’ll be visiting my parents and old friends in my hometown, Jakarta, Indonesia!

So… what’s the update! Nothing much on Ztampf! front except that I’ve started working on an Album Set! If everything goes well, this album set will be available at the shop by this Sunday ;). So stay tuned.

Meanwhile, on the allergies: My condition continues to improve! Hooray! Perhaps the new medication regime is working for me! Or perhaps… it’s just about the time the allergies are taking the turning point. Either way, I’m getting pretty good long sleeps these nights. Blissful! Hopefully the allergies will really go away for good soon! Thanks for all the well wishes sent my way :).

Oh I’ve made a couple of early Christmas things. One is for my step-daughter who is in exchange program in France now. I tucked this into her Xmas Gift Box :). The other one is for my only niece who lives in Canada.

Made using 2 of the 3 sets included in my own Seasons Delight Mini AlbuMail, can be found at Ztampf!Shop and at my SBB Store.
Instead of just using eyelets like I did last year, I used Lil’ Davis’ ArtHooks and MM’s Jewel Brads for hanging :).
The layout is done with my Journalicious Accent Pack. Fonts are Packard Antique and FG Cheryl.

1. The Voting Period for Ztampfans Challenge #3 has begun! Go and have a look at the beautiful entries at Ztampfans Challenges Gallery. Cast your vote by typing “Voted!” in the comment field on the layout of your choice. The last day to vote is on Wednesday, Nov. 28th. Happy Voting!

2. And… don’t I have an exciting announcement to make! I have been participating in a book on digital scrapbooking and the book is now available for pre-order from Amazon.com! Although my contribution is only in the form of digi kits and layouts, it is still a cool thing, don’t you think? Layouts by some of the Z!Girls are featured in the book too. Oh… and one of my layouts is on the back cover! Woohooo…! Are you curious yet?

The title of the book is “Picture Yourself Creating Digital Scrapbooks“ by Lori Davis and Sally Beacham. This is their 2nd collaborative work on digital scrapbooking. Their first book is called “Digital Scrapbooking” – also available from Amazon – and it was a success. “Picture Yourself Creating Digital Scrapbooks“ is written for the novice digital scrapbooker and the experienced paper scrapbooker who wants to dive into digital. It’s also designed to be inspiration for the intermediate or experienced digital scrapbooker, who can peruse the layouts by our featured designers and their creative teams, and use the book’s resource DVD contents in their own unique way.

Written in an easy-to-follow and highly visual format, the book teaches the reader step-by-step how to create beautiful scrapbooks using their digital camera, computer, and basic graphics software. The accompanying DVD includes 13 kits from 7 designers, fonts from Larabie, Kingthings, Melissa Baxter, Miss Tiina, Robin Rowlands, Hoodsy and from the author, Sally Beacham: assorted plugin and utility demos, other miscellaneous scrapping stuff and some tutorials. The contributing designers are: Angela M. Cable, Doris Castle, Glenda Ketcham, Lauren Bavin, Roberta D’Achille, Terry Maruca and me, Lie Fhung.

My contributing kits are: “Oh Baby” and “Painting Kit” that I created quite a while ago but had to keep in secret until now :). Just click on the image below to see more detailed images and sample layouts done with the kit:

3. And… to serve you better, I have set up an Amazon Associate Store where you can find digital scrapbooking related things such as reference and how to books, digital imaging software, tool and things for your hybrid projects and scrapbook albums to keep your printed digiscrap layouts!

There are sections of my hand picked Children Books, Books I Read, Music I Heard and Movies I Watched there as well! Check it out! The URL of the Fhungalicious Things store is: http://astore.amazon.com/fhungalicious-20. This link is also accessible from here at Ztampfilicious Blog (down there on the right panel under “Pages”) and from Ztampf!Shop (on the left panel under “Categories”).

P.S. On the allergy-side, the new medication still doesn’t give me any relief but at least the night time one made me sleep :). I slept for 12 hours straight last night and I wouldn’t have awoken even then if I wasn’t busting to pee! LOL!

Oh one more thing:

HAPPY THANKSGIVING to those celebrating! Enjoy the warmth of home cooking and family gathering :).

Take care!

Yeah I can’t sleep again – the itches… And I thought I’d better send out a reminder here:

Ztampfans Challenge #3 is ending soon. Get scrapping and post your entries at the Ztampfans Challenges Gallery here: http://ztampf.com/ztampfest/v/Contests/ztampfans_challenges/ before 22 November 2007. You might win the $20 PayPal CashPrize :).

Upon requests, I have made the Version Française of the Ztampf! MINI CraftyCalendar 2008 Kit available from Ztampf!Shop. Let me know if any of you want the kit in your language. Currently it is available in US English (Weeks start on Sunday), Global English (Weeks start on Monday), Deutsche Version and Version Française.

That’s it for now. I’d better try to get some sleep – hopefully the itches will subside soon.

Yeah! Ztampfever #28 has finally been released earlier today! Have you subscribed yet? It’s not too late to receive the… ahemmm… tucked into the newsletter.. Subscribe now – I’ll re-queue it a few times later ;).

And yes, I did finish one new item for the shop – just in time for those Christmas projects:

There are a total of 28 stitched goodies there! Use them for your layouts, Christmas cards, etc. Combined them to create holiday seasons scenes… There are just many possibilities to use these.

I actually started working on this pack waaaay…. back when I was creating the Mini Crafty Calendar Kit. Those of you who purchased it might recognize one of the Christmas Trees above. I’m glad to be able to finish this pack. I hope you like it! This nasty allergy really slows me down a lot – I just can’t keep concentrating for a long period of time whereas usually I could work non-stop for hours and hours designing things. I’m still itching…. It’s been going on for 1.5 months now. Crazy! I’m going to see a supposedly very good specialist this Monday, though. Keep your fingers crossed that this time I would get at least some relief from the itch if not the cure. I can’t wait to get back to normal… I have a long to do list and ideas for new stuff that I want to make! So wish me lots and lots of luck :).

Have you been to the Ztampfest Gallery these past few days? Something is up! The Ztampfans Challenges has been moved from Facebook to Ztampfest Gallery as many of you have requested. So go check it out! The current challenge runs through Nov. 21st and the prize is $20 PayPal Cash!

That’s it for now! Enjoy :)

It’s been a week since the last entry! What’s up? Well, something weird is happening with my body. Somehow I have developed an allergy to something that has yet to be found. It all started at the beginning of this month… just a harmless little itchiness above my left wrist. But then I noticed a splatter of tiny reddish bumps there. Hmmm. Insect bites? I didn’t give it much thought until a few days later when I noticed similar itch and bumps on my right arm, above the wrist – almost symmetrical to the left one! Within a week, it got so much worse – all the way up my arms…

So I’ve been to a doctor twice and to a dermatologist once. So far none of the medication seems to really work. The new medication did ease off the bumps but new ones still appearing here and there… Spreading to my legs and parts of my body. Never mind how my skin looks now… I know one day it will smooth itself out. But maaan… it’s so itchy all over! Although I know that everything must come to an end which means this itchiness will come to an end one day, it is still a royal PITA indeed! What’s worse, it disturb my sleep too so I’m not getting enough sleep although I go to bed early (an achievement for me, the chronic night owl!).

The thing with allergy is that there are thousands of possible allergen. To pin point exactly what it is could take a lot of time, time and resources. So for cases like me – which considered to be not so bad, most doctors would just choose the take the short cut. That is, easing off the allergic reaction without really knowing the cause of it.

Now, allergy could happen suddenly. Things or food that you have been having all your life could out of the blue become allergen. Your body simply decided to react badly to them. I’m worried that this is the case with my allergy because I can’t recall having anything new/unusual around the time I first got the itchiness. Then the possibilities are wide open… it could be anything! Although… according to the dermatologist, judging from my itchiness it doesn’t seem to be from food. Food allergy usually give wider reaction, i.e. retching, dizziness, swelling and such. So I guess my condition is not so bad indeed.

But still… what could it be the cause? A mystery to solve! If I don’t know what it is, then I can’t do anything to prevent it from happening again! And trust me, it’s a royal PITA to have this itch all over your body!

Ohkay. Enough about that unpleasant subject. Let’s move on to something more useful and fun! Have you heard about TrailFire? I found out about it from Heidi of DigiscrapInfo.com. You can read about it here. It looks like a useful thing to implement so I gave it a try!

I’ve always wanted to see how my kits are being used by my customers (you!) and from time to time I’m lucky enough to see them on public galleries such as DST or SBB. Some of you would give me links or even uploaded your layouts to Ztampfest Gallery. But what if we could build a list of layouts done using certain kits that everyone can add to and view! This will create a good inspiration source too!

For example, here I made a trail for Phrench Phoebe Layouts:
http://trailfire.com/fhung/trailview/48120

If you’re registered at TrailFire, you can add to the list! See how easy it is done. I like the nifty buttons – very clever! In the future, I might add more trails for each kit so if you need more inspirations for using certain kits, just visit the trail and you can see various layouts from various sites, not limited to Ztampfest or DST or SBB or wherever:).

I’ve also created this trail: Mac Tips’n Tricks – for Mac users like me. I hope they will find it useful!

To see all the Trails that I’ve created so far, you can visit: http://trailfire.com/fhung/. I’m still building them. I think that over time it could be a handy valuable cross-reference vault that is accessible from anywhere on the net :).

And speaking of Mac… Leopard is unleashed today! I’ve been waiting for it for so long! You know what my plan is? I’m going to get myself a top of the line iMac. 24″. 2.8 GHz. 4 GB RAM. 1 TB HD space. Yes, I need a really powerful machine for my kind of work. Large display will help too! I’ve been doubting over whether to get a desktop or not since the last time I was using desktop was in 1998, on a PC. After much reconsideration… I decided that yes, a desktop will work best for me. So as soon as the iMac is shipped with Leopard inside, I’ll place an order at Fortress. What is Fortress? It is an electronic shop chain in Hong Kong that offers 2-year interest free installment plans when you spend over HKD 2,000 (USD 255). Isn’t it just great? That’s my secret why it seems so easy for me to just decide: “I want the top of of the line iMac available out there!” :D.

Now… the Ztampfans Challenges. I’ve made a boo boo which you can read about in Ztampfans Group @ FaceBook. But more importantly, the voting is now begun! Go there and vote for your favorite layout! The lucky winner will get a $20 Gift Certificate to be used at http://ScrapSupply.com!

And I made a new layout today using my new halloween stuff:

Well, that’s it for now! TEO is just back with chocolates and DVDs for the weekend! He’s cooking dinner now – I’d better go to the kitchen and harass him a bit ;).

Have a wonderful weekend, Everyone! Wish me luck so the allergy will go away soon!

First off, the Ztampfever No. 27 has been released! Have you subscribed yet?

Did you know that you can read previous editions from this page here: http://ztampf.com/ztampfever.html? Just scroll down to the Archive section. You might not be able to enjoy past coupons, but a few direct download links would still be there ;). Some people found the newsletter layout to be inspiring too :).

Have you heard? The Ztampf! Weekly Challenges has ended and of course, after much agonizing choosing between so many amazingly gorgeous layouts, we’ve got the winners!

THE GRAND PRIZE WINNER IS… MamaCrina with “Once Upon A Time“!
Congratulations!

The Winners for the Week 4 Challenge:
• First Communion by LynnZant
• Fairy Dreaming by 5Angels
• Lissy by Sternrakete
Click here for the complete list of winners.

Those of you loving the challenges, worry not! We’re going to have fun bi-weekly challenges over at Ztampfans Group starting this Thursday, 18 Oct. 2007. How does it work? A new challenge will be posted every 1st and 3rd Thursday of the month. The challenges, requirements and prizes will be varied but ANY ONE is ALWAYS welcome to play and to vote. Participants may post as many layouts as they wish.

Participants will have 1 week to upload their layouts with the following week dedicated for voting time. Anyone may vote but only 1 vote is allowed per challenge. The Layout that received the most votes will win. The winner will be announced along with the posting of the next challenge.

What do you think? Interested to play? You will need to join Facebook first. Don’t worry, it is super easy and fun! It could be addicting though, so be warned ;). Once you’ve joined, look for my name Lie Fhung or Ztampfans Group.

Now… the brand new stuff:

And the Deutsche Version of the Ztampf! 5×7 Card Calendar 2008 Kit is now available:

Is that all? Nope! I’ve received my Bind-It-All machine last week and I’ve used it to bind my newest Crafty Calendar Kit coming up to the shop by this weekend! It took some practice to make a perfect binding though, so I advise you to make a mock-up calendar set to practice with. Later you can use this as a guide/example. Here’s a sneak peek for the new Crafty Calendar Kit. Most of the kit is down, I just need to work on the illustrated Instructions Booklet.

I used the Centering method with 6 holes so that I can have 4 Calendars made from just 1 Double-O Wire binding. Yup, I am a thrifty gal at heart! But it looks good that way, isn’t it?

The Bind-It-All machine will be perfect for the regular size Ztampf! Crafty Calendars too! Get yours from my favorite shop here. In my experience, all orders come with a tiny pack of m&m’s ;). I haven’t shopped there much since I’ve gone digi though…

That’s it for today. Now I need to get some lunch and if I am lucky I might be able to catch a nap too! (Only had about 3.5 hours of sleep last night!).

Yay! Thank you very much to everyone participating. There are so many beautiful layouts with even more creative techniques to choose from! Well, the job is not getting any easier… After much considerations, we’ve finally got the winners:

• Adi Tamir with Eye for An Eye
• mamacrina with Park + Daddy = Playtime
• Zwyck with Because I Love You

The 3 creative scrappers above are winning the following:
• a Ztampf! $135 Gift Certificate
• a KOLO Cortina CD Album shipped to your address – cool and perfect to keep your backup cds!
• a KOLO 10% Off Discount Coupon to be used at http://mykoloalbum.com – a gorgeous and flexible alternative for printing your digital layouts. Read more…

All non-downloadable prizes will start shipping at the end of the Weekly Challenges – October 15th, 2007. Please email me your complete postal address! The Ztampf! GC has been emailed directly from the shop – please watch out for it :).

I also would like to mention some outstanding layouts that *almost* make it:
• LynnZant with Scrambler
• LilysMom with Amy’s Costumes
• Sternrakete with Luna

Congratulations! Excellent work! Keep those gorgeous layouts coming for the WEEK 4 Challenge – the last round of the Ztampf! 2nd Birthday Weekly Challenge! Don’t forget that everyone who participated in ALL 4 challenges will receive a little gift from Ztampf! ;).
Happy Scrapping!

The last round of the Ztampf! 2nd Birthday Weekly Challenge!

DEADLINE to post your entries: Oct. 13, 2007 – midnight, New York Time Zone before Sunday, Oct. 14. To see what time is it now in New York, click here.

Each participant may submit up to 3 (three) layouts each week. You have to be a registered user in order to be able to upload your layouts here.

3 lucky scrappers will win the following:
• a Ztampf! $135 Gift Certificate
• a KOLO Cortina Mini Album shipped to your address – cute for keepsakes to carry around in your purse!
• a KOLO 10% Off Discount Coupon to be used at http://mykoloalbum.com – a gorgeous and flexible alternative for printing your digital layouts. Read more…

This Week 4 Challenge is brought to you by Edeline and Novita.
Here’s the challenge:

The winners will be announced here and at the Ztampfilicious Blog on the evening of Oct. 15, 2007 (New York Time Zone). The Grand Prize Winner will be announced in the Ztampfever Newsletter as well!

Don’t forget that everyone who participated in ALL 4 challenges will receive a little gift from Ztampf! ;).

Happy Scrapping!

P.S.

I have been working on a couple of new 2008 Calendar Kits – I just need to create some actual samples, take photos of them, write the instructions and they’ll be up at the shop… Probably sometimes next week. Just can’t finish them by this weekend… I’m sorry!